Marcus Morris

One half of the Morris duo enters his fourth season in the NBA and second full season in Phoenix. In 2013-14, Morris averaged 9.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 0.9 steals in 22 minutes per game. He shot 44 percent from the field on 7.9 attempts, 38 percent from thre...

Marcus Morris is entrenched as the starter on Phoenix thus far, but didn't need to exert himself too much in Friday's win over Philadelphia. He finished with 11 points (4-9 FG, 3-6 3Pt), and four rebounds in 18 minutes.

Marcus Morris opened this season as the team's starting small forward and didn't disappoint when given the opportunity. He ended his night with 21 points (8-14 FG, 5-9 3Pt), one rebound, and one steal in Wednesday's victory over the Lakers.

Marcus Morris will start the first three games of the season at small forward while P.J. Tucker (suspension) is out of the lineup, and there's a possibility that Marcus could keep the job even when Tucker returns, the Arizona Republic reports.

Life in Phoenix did not treat Morris kindly. Coming over in a mid-February trade from Houston, he was not granted consistent playing time. When he was on the floor, the former Jayhawk shot the ball poorly. He averaged 7.7 points in 20 minutes last year and made 56 percent from the stripe. Morris must outperform his brother from long range to find minutes.

2012-13

Last year's first-rounder, Morris didn't make a significant impact, as Parsons beat him out for minutes at the three, and Morris probably doesn't project as a regular four. This year, Morris will have to hold off Royce White and Terrence Jones even to secure a backup role.

2011-12

The 14th overall pick in this year's draft, Morris is a capable scorer with a fluid jump shot who could contribute at the NBA level out of the gate - at least on the offensive end. Morris needs to add more strength and improve his defense to get consistent minutes, however. For now, we'd expect Chase Budinger to see most of the team's minutes at the three, but Budinger's hardly an established player, so the door is open for Morris to get more run.